Daddy, Chasing Mommy Back is On Us!

"I have something to tell you, honey. Promise me you won't get mad."

Selena stopped smiling. She knew what he was going to say. Pierre didn't continue, since he knew Selena was smart enough to figure out what he was going to tell her. "Calm down, honey. I told you this might happen."

Selena turned around to wipe her face off. "I know. I just think it's a bit too sudden; that's all." She forced herself to calm down. "Are you gonna use the bathroom?"

"Yeah."

Selena came out, and he went in. She sat on the bed, feeling empty. Her excitement earlier was snuffed out, since the festival didn't matter anymore without Pierre around. The festival was only worth it if everyone was present. Even one person being absent would rob it of its meaning.

Pierre quickly washed himself up. When he came back out, Selena was already lying in the bed.

"When are you leaving?"

Pierre got into the bed. "Tomorrow."

eve, huh? Tears welled in her eyes,

nothing to pack

then." She covered

forward to the celebration for a long time coming. Instead,

and helpless. An urge to do something

That was the only thing he could say,

She thumped his chest. She knew he was in

better hold on to that

I'll hold on to it even if it's the last thing

Don't jinx

knew when their next meeting would be. But they couldn't say anything no matter what. Their motto was 'catch the moment,' for they knew they might not have much time together. When the time to separate finally came, they still felt reluctant to let

in one piece." Selena knew that advice would fall on deaf ears, since Pierre was a responsible

nover